# Ballycar South, Co. Clare: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of O'Briensbridge, barony of Tulla Lower, Co. Clare; in Irish Baile an Chairn Theas. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,442,501 m² (144.25 ha, 356.45 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 29 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 34,574 m² (3.46 ha, 8.54 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 9 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: O'Briensbridge, https://everytownland.com/clare/parish/obriensbridge.md - Barony: Tulla Lower - Electoral division: Cloontra, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): Cloontra electoral division: 307 people in 88 households; 94% of households own their home; 47% of homes were built since 2001; 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Clare, https://everytownland.com/clare.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/7400 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 30122 - Centre: latitude 52.724429, longitude -8.646169 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 29 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballycar South, from 331 m² to 185,026 m² (18.5 ha, 45.72 acres); 20 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 1509486: 185,026 m² (18.5 ha, 45.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1509486.md - Parcel 3561897: 173,027 m² (17.3 ha, 42.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3561897.md - Parcel 5100862: 125,519 m² (12.55 ha, 31.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5100862.md - Parcel 1496494: 118,094 m² (11.81 ha, 29.18 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1496494.md - Parcel 5100858: 112,544 m² (11.25 ha, 27.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5100858.md - Parcel 1449485: 110,060 m² (11.01 ha, 27.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1449485.md - Parcel 1429170: 93,215 m² (9.32 ha, 23.03 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1429170.md - Parcel 5681892: 91,840 m² (9.18 ha, 22.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5681892.md - Parcel 1449484: 49,521 m² (4.95 ha, 12.24 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1449484.md - Parcel 1449483: 47,967 m² (4.8 ha, 11.85 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1449483.md - Parcel 1503323: 47,860 m² (4.79 ha, 11.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1503323.md - Parcel 1490714: 42,365 m² (4.24 ha, 10.47 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1490714.md - Parcel 5033125: 42,041 m² (4.2 ha, 10.39 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5033125.md - Parcel 1449482: 37,379 m² (3.74 ha, 9.24 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1449482.md - Parcel 1504604: 34,574 m² (3.46 ha, 8.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1504604.md - Parcel 1469761: 23,725 m² (2.37 ha, 5.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1469761.md - Parcel 5549651: 21,425 m² (2.14 ha, 5.29 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5549651.md - Parcel 1442515: 15,058 m² (1.51 ha, 3.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1442515.md - Parcel 1509489: 14,947 m² (1.49 ha, 3.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1509489.md - Parcel 5549623: 12,367 m² (1.24 ha, 3.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5549623.md - Parcel 1471025: 10,287 m² (1.03 ha, 2.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1471025.md - Parcel 1499425: 9,225 m² (0.92 ha, 2.28 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1499425.md - Parcel 1493032: 6,857 m² (0.69 ha, 1.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1493032.md - Parcel 1509487: 6,515 m² (0.65 ha, 1.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1509487.md - Parcel 5100872: 5,934 m² (0.59 ha, 1.47 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5100872.md - Parcel 1508955: 2,981 m² (0.3 ha, 0.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1508955.md - Parcel 5100857: 1,393 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5100857.md - Parcel 5872576: 1,008 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5872576.md - Parcel 4956083: 331 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4956083.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Ballycar South in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application. ## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage) 9 applications, newest first. - 19 Dec 2025, Clare County Council 2560819: Conditional. Permission. for development for the widening and realignment of 150m of public road (L-7062) leading to O’Connell Quarries; regrading of an existing agricultural entrance and roadway; and all ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560819/0 - 1 Jul 2025, Clare County Council 25215: Conditional. Retention, 1 home. of (a) a two storey rear extension, (b) a front porch extension (c) the demolition of a two storey section of the house and (d) all elevation changes to the property, all as constructed. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/25215/0 - 19 Apr 2023, Clare County Council 23229: Refused. Permission. to Construct a cubicle house Extension with Slatted Tank, Cattle Shed with Slatted tank, Dungstead, and ancillary works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/23229/0 - 3 Oct 2022, Clare County Council 22886: Conditional. Retention. of the following : the renovation, alterations and extension of an existing disused dwelling, upgrading of the existing entrance and the change of use from residential to office use and all associated ancillary works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/22886/0 - 6 Sept 2021, Clare County Council 21935: N/a. Permission, 1 home. the development consists of a proposed concrete batching plant, storage shed, precast concrete yard, product storage area, office/canteen, dispatch office, new site entrance and all associated ancillary works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/21935/0 - 11 Aug 2020, Clare County Council 20546: N/a. Permission. the development consist of a proposed batching plant, storage shed, block yard, block storage area, offices and all associated ancillary works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/20546/0 - 23 Apr 2019, Clare County Council 19317: N/a. Permission, 1 home. to remove existing two-storey front extension, construct single storey side extension on both sides to existing ground floor including the provision of a new lower ground floor and single storey front extension to existing two storey dwelling and alteration to front elevation and the construction of a balcony, waste water treatment system, new site entrance, site boundary and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/19317/0 - 17 Oct 2018, Clare County Council 18818: Conditional. Permission. for development which will consist of quarrying an area consisting of 10 hectares located adjacent to the existing working quarry including extraction of rock by blasting means down to 150mOD; Extracted rock will be processed at the existing working quarry; Landscaping of the quarry during the operational phase and restoration of the quarry on completion of extraction; All associated ancillary facilities / works; The applicant is seeking a 16 year permission as part of the application. The application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment Report ( EIAR ). File: https://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/18818/0 - 21 Sept 2018, Clare County Council 18751: N/a. Permission. for development which will consist of quarrying an area consisting of 10 hectares located adjacent to the existing working quarry including extraction of rock by blasting means down to 150mOD; Extracted rock will be processed at the existing working quarry; Landscaping of the quarry during the operational phase and restoration of the quarry on completion of extraction; All associated ancillary facilities / works; The applicant is seeking a 16 year permission as part of the application. The application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment Report ( EIAR ). File: https://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/18751/0 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Ballycar South. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - CL053-040: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCL053-040----. The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12). ## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Ballycar South. ## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland) - Radon: About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887 - Landslides: Susceptibility high, moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map. - Terrain model: LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_947, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_947.zip (ZIP). - Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence. ## Downloads - DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/clare/ballycar-south.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/clare/ballycar-south.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/clare/ballycar-south.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Ballycar South with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Clare: https://everytownland.com/clare.md ## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann) - Ballycannan East: https://everytownland.com/clare/ballycannan-east.md - Ballycar North: https://everytownland.com/clare/ballycar-north.md - Ballyfinneen: https://everytownland.com/clare/ballyfinneen.md - Coolnalira: https://everytownland.com/clare/coolnalira.md - Kilmoculla: https://everytownland.com/clare/kilmoculla.md - Trough: https://everytownland.com/clare/trough.md A townland is the smallest land division of Ireland, and the unit of a rural address; old registers such as the 1901 and 1911 censuses file it under its civil parish and barony. --- Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation. Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged. - Page: https://everytownland.com/clare/ballycar-south - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/clare/ballycar-south